Universally-adjustable foot for the legs of billiard-tables and similar articles.



-PATENTED JAN. 29, `1907` POR THE: LEGS 0F BILLLARL TABLES AR ARTICLES.rLBD come 's-IMIIL APPLICATION W S .IINIVE-RSALLY ADJUSTABLE FOUT ANDSTATES rarnur cierren WALTER S. FERNAU, OF JAMAICA, .NET/V YORK.UNlVERSALLY-ADJUSTABLE FOOT FOR THE LEGS OF BILLIAD-TABLES AND SIMILARARTICLES.

To LZZ whom zt'ma/y concern:

Be it known that l, WALTER S. FERNAU, a citizen of the United States,and residing at Jamaica, Long Island, in the county of Queens and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUniversally-Adjustable Feet for the Legs of Billiard-Tables and. SimilarArticles, of which the following is a specification, such as will enablethose` skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesaine.

rlhis invention relates to the legs ofbilliardtables and other articlesof this class; and the object thereof is to provide an improvedadjustable'foot for articles of this class by means of which anyunevenness or inequality in the floor on which the table or article isplaced may be compensated for and the table or article held in properposition at all times, a further object being to provide an adjustablefoot which may be applied to porticoposts, piazza-posts, and otherdevices of this class and which in addition to affording at all timesadequate means for adjustment will also prevent the rotting of thebottom of the post; and with these and other objects in view theinvention consists in a device of the class specified constructed ashereinafter described angl claimed. A

The invention is fully disclosed in the followingr specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts`of my improvement-are designated by suitable reference characters, saiddrawing comprising a single ligure, showing in central vertical sectionthe bottom part of the leg of a billiard-table and my improveduniversally-adjustable foot connected ehercwith.

In the drawing forming part of this specil ication I have shown at e apart of a Iloor over which al billiard-table is placed, and at b thebottom of one of the legs of a table, and in the practice of myinvention l provide a base member c, which is concave on the bottomthereof and provided with a rim c2, adapted to rest upon the Hoor, andthe base member c may, if desired, be secured to the floor -by screws orbolts d.

The base member c is provided with a central vertical bore or passagec4, the top of which is enlarged to form a semispherical cavity orrecess c3, and in practice I provide the leg t with a metal bearing,washer, ournal, or other device e, having a vertically-arrangedscrew-threaded here e2, which com- Speeication of Letters Patent.Appleman and october 9, 190.6. serial No. 338.105.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

munieates with the the leg b.

Passing vertically through the member e into the leg o is ascrew-threaded shaft f, the lower end portion of ball or sphericalbodyfg, which rests in the recess e and is provided with adownwardlydirected trunnion or projection f3, which passes through thebore or passage c4 and is also slightly tapered to permit of the lateralmotion of the shaft f, the bottom of which is provided with a washer orsimilar device f 4 lto prevent the shaft from being rwithdrawn from thebase c.

That part of the shaft'fiinmediately above the ball or spherical body f2is provided corresponding bore b2 in which may be passed a rod, bar, orsimilar device h, by means of which the shaft f may be turned, and inthis way it will be apparent that by turning the shaftf any inequalityor unevenness in the surface of the lloor may be provided. for, as mayalso any difference in the length. of the legs ofthe table, and in thisway the table or other article maybe supported in a perfectly levelposition regardless of the condition of the lloor on which it is placed.

It will also be apparent that this'device may be used in.' connectionwith porticoposts, piazza-posts, and other devices or articles of thisclass, and in addition to provid- )l ing means wherebv the exact heightof such posts may be regulated and maintained, my

. improved adjustable foot also, as will be unl derstood, prevents thesaid posts from rotj toning at the bottom thereof. My improve- I ment isalso applicable for many purposes l other than thoseherein-speci'fied,and changes I therein and inodilications thereof may be made withoutdeparting from thev spirit of my invention or sacrificing itsadvantages.

llaving fully described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by lietters Patent, is-

I. A universally-adjustable foot .member -for the legs of tables orother articles, comprising a base having a semispherical recess in thetop thereof and acentral bore extendl ing downwardly through said basefrom said recess, and a screw-threaded shaft provided with a sphericalportion adapted to fit in said recess and having a depending taperedprojection which passes through said bore.

I 2. A universally-adjustable foot member which is provided with a` witha transverse bore or passage g, throughy TIO forthe legs of tables orother articles, ceinprising a base having a semispherical recess 1 inthe top thereof and a central bore eXtendl, ing downwardly through saidbase from said recessand a screw-threaded shaft provided with aspherical portion adapted to it in said recess and having a dependingtapered prol jection which passes through said bore, said l dependingtapered projection being provided with a head which is secured theretoand the bottom of the base being concave.

3. In an adjustable foot-piece for the legs of tables or other articles,a base member having a co'ncave bottom side and a semispherical recessin the top thereof together with a entral bore which extends from saidrecess to the bottom 0f said base, a screw-threaded shaft provided witha spherical body adapted to rest in said recess and having a centraldownwardly directed tapered projection which passes through said boreand is proyidcd at its lower end with a detachable 18a' In testimonTthat I claim the foregoing as l my invention I have signed my name, inpresence of the subscribing witnesses, this 8th day of October, 1906.

WALTER S. FERNAU. Witnesses:

C. E. MULR'EANY,

MAX K. G, GRossHErM.

